“The idea of having two First Fours, if you will, maybe geographic [games],” said ACC commissioner John Swofford. “That’s such a quick turnaround. You could have one maybe in Dayton and one in the western part of the states. But we will be proposing that.”

The conference also pushed forth a package of rules changes such as extending the three-point line, widening the lane, and re-setting the shot clock to 20 seconds after an offensive rebound. However, the conference passed on approving of changes from halves to quarters.

Any expansion of the NCAA tournament will require more input and discussion from across the board, of course. The ACC declined to offer public commentary on the Rice report, but several ACC members are involved with the mandate to devise solutions based on the commission’s findings by August.